Consumer Law News Hastinapur sanctuary land grab case: Main accused denied bail December 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bail application of the main accused in the alleged Hastinapur land grabbing case was on Wednesday rejected by a local court here. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sita Ram yesterday rejected the bail plea of suspended revenue clerk, Jai Bhagwan, in connection with the case here. Jai Bhagwan has been booked in several cases, including employing […] Read more » accused denied bail Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sita Ram Hastinapur land grab case Hastinapur sanctuary land grab case suspended revenue clerk Jai Bhagwan
Top Law News 2007 Shingar Cinema blast: All 3 accused acquitted December 17, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court here today acquitted all the three accused of the Shingar Cinema blast case of 2007, in which six persons had lost their lives and many were injured, for lack of evidence. Giving benefit of doubt to the accused, Additional Sessions Judge H S Grewal said that the evidence produced by the prosecution on […] Read more » 2007 Shingar Cinema blast Additional Sessions Judge H S Grewal Gurpreet Singh Harvinder Singh Khalsa Ramminder Singh Rinku
Consumer Law News Coal scam: CBI directed to record statement of former PM Manmohan Singh December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The CBI was on Tuesday directed by a special court to record statements of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was holding charge as Coal Minister in 2005, and others in a coal blocks allocation scam case allegedly involving top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla. Refusing to accept CBI’s closure report filed in the matter, Special […] Read more » CBI directed to record statement coal blocks allocation scam case coal scam former PM Manmohan Singh Man mohan Singh in coal scam
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Supreme Court disallows Italian marines’ plea December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In a blow to Italy’s efforts, the Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Italian marine Massimiliano Latorre permission to stay back in his country for two more months for heart surgery and his fellow marine Salvattore Girone permission to travel to Italy for Christmas. Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu said, “The Indian victims also have […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu Indian fishermen killing Italian marines trial Massimiliano Latorre Salvattore Girone
Top Law News HC issues notice to govt on sexual harassment complaint December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court today ordered issue of notice to the government on a complaint of sexual harassment filed by some teachers against a school headmaster here. Justice M.M Sundresh, before whom the petition filed by seven Assistant lady teachers of Kolathur Government High School came up, directed the government pleader to get instructions from […] Read more » Justice M.M.Sundresh Madras High Court sexual harassment sexual harassment complaint
Bar, Bench & Firm News L Nageshwar Rao resigns as ASG December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment today resigned from his post. Rao, in a letter to Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, tendered his resignation as ASG, a post to which he was appointed by the NDA government on June 7 for three years. In his communication to Gowda, Rao did not give any reason for stepping down and said […] Read more » Additional Solicitor General L. Nageshwar Rao
Top Law News Local Haryana court allows polygraph test on Rohtak sisters December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A local court on Monday granted permission to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Haryana Police to conduct polygraph test on the two Rohtak sisters and their alleged molesters. Consent had been sought from the victims to conduct them, to which they agreed, the victims’ lawyer told reporters. He said SIT’s investigating officer Manjeet Singh […] Read more » lie-detector test on Rohtak sisters Local Haryana court polygraph test on Rohtak sisters
Court, Judiciary & Legal System SC quashes Centre’s press note on former woman RAW officer December 16, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today quashed a 2008 press note, posted on the Press Information Bureau website, that a woman lawyer and former RAW officer had some mental problems saying she had already been acquitted of the charge of attempting to commit suicide outside the PMO here. “We quash the press note issued on August 19, […] Read more » Chief Justice of India H.L.Dattu former woman RAW officer Nisha Priya Bhatia former RAW officer
Bar, Bench & Firm News Lawyers of Delhi’s 6 district courts suspend indefinite strike December 15, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The indefinite strike called by lawyers of all six district courts here was on Monday suspended upon an assurance from the Union Law Minister that the amended bill on enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction of trial courts would be tabled soon in Parliament. The strike, which was called by the co-ordination committee of all district court […] Read more » Advocate RK Wadhwa advocate Sanjeev Nasiar Cabinet minister Ravi Shankar Prasad district courts suspend indefinite strike Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda Lawyers of Delhi's 6
Top Law News Delhi High Court refuses to ban astrology-based TV shows December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has refused to prohibit astrology-based shows on television while saying it was not in its domain to prescribe what the programming code should be. A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw, which was hearing a petition filed by NGO Sai Lok Kalyan Sanstha, said since […] Read more » astrology-based TV shows Cable Television Network Regulation Act Delhi High Court Information and Broadcasting Ministry NGO Sai Lok Kalyan Sanstha provisions of Drugs and Magic Remedy Act
Criminal Law News QNet’s franchise challenges ban on entering Cafe Coffee Day December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Nearly two months after Mumbai Police ordered popular coffee shop Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) to shut doors to representatives of Hong Kong-based multi-level marketing company QNet, one of its franchises has challenged the ban in the Karnataka High Court. “Vihaan Direct Selling (India) Pvt Ltd has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the ban imposed […] Read more » Cafe Coffee Day challenges ban on entering Cafe Coffee Day Karnataka High Court QNet founder Vijay Eswaran QNet's franchise Special Prosecutor Pradeep Gharat
Consumer Law News Woman Who Lost Husband in Car Crash Gets Rs. 65 Lakh Compensation December 14, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Navi Mumbai woman, who lost her husband in a 2012 car mishap, and her two children were today awarded a record Rs. 65 lakh compensation by a Lok Adalat in Thane. A Lok Adalat panel comprising R S Chahal, S P Kamath and M N Belose ordered ICICI Lombard General Insurance and the car […] Read more » lost husband in car crash Rs. 65 Lakh Compensation
